Thoughts, devotions, and more from Jeffrey K. Ross, author of "Next Step Devotions"
Yesterday I finished reading the book Multipliers: How the Best Leaders Make Everyone Smarter by Liz Wiseman. The book discusses leadership styles and practices along the continuum of being a multiplier versus a diminisher. In short, multipliers are "genius makers and bring out the intelligence in others. They build collective, viral intelligence in organizations," whereas …
Continue reading Leap Year Lesson #321: Be a Multiplier, Not a Diminisher
Today is the way a Saturday should be. Except for not knowing if a repairman would show up this morning to do what was scheduled for yesterday, this has been a day to relax. Once up, I decided to set a goal to finish a book today that I started and abandoned a number of …
Continue reading Leap Year Lesson #320: I’ve Seen Hectic and I’ve Seen Relaxing. Relaxing Is Better.
I realize language changes over time and new words come into being and general acceptance after repeated usage. Still, there are some language habits developed that just should never happen. One that gets under my skin faster than yesterday's flu shot did is the use of verbs as nouns. Case in point: using the word …
Continue reading Leap Year Lesson #319: Avoid Heinous Business Speak
One of the facts of life in a small or new business is doing a lot of things yourself. You usually don't have the resources to hire expensive consultants, marketing agencies, graphic artists or others to do work. You may begrudge not being able to hire out such work, but you shouldn't be too quick …
Continue reading Leap Year Lesson #318: Sometimes You Just Need To Ask
Most of us don't like being the bearer of bad news. On the contrary, we would rather be associated with the verse from the prophet Isaiah: "How lovely on the mountains are the feet of him who brings good news" (Isaiah 52:7) - a verse repeated by Paul in Romans 10:15. The positive image brings …
Continue reading Leap Year Lesson #317: Don’t Shoot the Messenger; You Might Miss the Message
